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Communication

Why Bother to Understand?

Why Bother to Understand? We have ample information, from unlimited sources on the internet. With a simple click of a mouse or tapping of a screen, we can access a plethora of articles, personal opinions and “news” stories concerning any topic. Yet, information alone does not give us understanding. We need more than the facts…
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Never Settle For A Ripple When You Can Make A Wave
Humor

Why Bother Maintaining a Sense of Humor?

Why Bother Maintaining a Sense of Humor? Having a sense of humor is our capacity to recognize the funny side to life. To maintain our receptivity to funniness, we have to allow ourselves to laugh. Though life is serious, we can’t make it so somber that we forget to engage the muscles we use for…
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Mental Health

Why Bother Noticing Time?

Why Bother Noticing the Time? Back in the 1970s, when I was in high school, there were more than a few songs on the radio that referred to time passages. “Time keeps on slippin into the future,” and “Seasons change and so did I,” are some of the lyrics to the songs I remember. Yet,…
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Health

Why Bother With Happiness?

Why Bother With Happiness? I’m a big fan of the power we have as human beings to make personal choices. Yes, we all encounter hardships and setbacks in life, but we are not the victims of our circumstances. No one holds us hostage to thinking and acting in certain ways. Instead, by our own volition,…
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